| Susan Boyle, ‘Fireproof’ atop SoundScan |
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| Written by Eric Tiansay | |
| Monday, 22 November 2010 02:18 PM America/New_York | |
 The Gift by Susan Boyle (SYCO/Columbia Records/Integrity Music/Provident-Integrity Distribution) replaced Wow Hits 2011 (Wow/EMI CMG Distribution) for the top spot of the SoundScan's Christian/gospel music Christian retail chart for sales the week ending Nov. 14, while Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity) remained atop the Christian Videos list. |
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